No matter who is correct in this TV case of he said, he said, Mesnick's Monday night finale bombshell, which had him dumping Rycroft for another woman, continues to stir controversy.

"There were things I needed to tell [Rycroft] in person and I was not allowed to see her," Mesnick told People magazine. "That was part of the deal. I signed up for it in my contract. Your relationship is - good and bad - in front of everybody."

But Fleiss said Wednesday there's no way the show could enforce that kind of lockdown.

"There's no contractual obligation. How would you put that in a contract anyway?" Fleiss told reporters. "There would be no way to legislate that, frankly."

Fleiss subbed on a call with reporters for Mesnick and the woman he's now with, runner-up Molly Malaney. An ABC spokeswoman said Rycroft would not be doing any press at this time, except to release a statement.

Fleiss also confirmed that Rycroft refused an offer to become the next "Bachelorette" (an offer that was then extended to and accepted by third runner-up Jillian Harris).

"As wonderful of an experience as 'The Bachelorette' would be, I think it's time for me to move on from my television days, and see what my future holds back in Dallas," Rycroft said in a statement.

This season's shocking twist has caused quite a stir among longtime viewers, leading some to speculate that the show is scripted. But Fleiss insists that he and the producers were in no way involved in Mesnick's decisions.

"We don't [write scripts]," Fleiss said. "We've never done that and we never will do that. The good thing about unscripted television is that it's unpredictable - and that's what this was. It caught us off-guard, it caught the viewers off-guard, and that's why unscripted television works."

Fleiss acknowledged that he knew Mesnick dumping Rycroft on-camera would be sensitive, so he removed the studio audience. Still, he has no regrets about putting the uncomfortable exchange on film.

"It was all part of the 'The Bachelor' universe, so it seemed weird to turn the cameras off for that. We try to tell a complete story, so to have that go on and not have the viewers be a part of it would have been a mistake," he said. "I don't see the difference between breaking up with Molly on TV in New Zealand and breaking up with Melissa on TV in Glendale, Calif."

As if Mesnick's story wasn't bad enough, "Inside Edition" is reporting his ex-wife pays him child support.